Braden Perry Featured in Kansas City Business Journal Article on Financial Fraud During COVID-19
Kansas City Business Journal interviewed Braden Perry in the article “Businesses Beware: Financial Fraud is on the Rise“, discussing an upswing in financial fraud in Kansas City while more people are working from home. People’s home internet networks are likely not as secure as their office network. Frauds are being committing through email communication, and more old fashion ways like stealing checks.
“It’s really unprecedented the amount of money that’s being pumped into the economy right now, and obviously, it creates opportunity for illegitimate entities,” said Braden Perry, partner at Mission Woods-based Kennyhertz Perry LLC. “The types of scams out there include COVID-19 testing kits that do absolutely nothing. We’ve seen supply scams for medical equipment, treatment scams, provider scams, charity scams, phishing scams, etc.”
To read this article in full: https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2020/04/13/businesses-beware-financial-fraud-is-on-the-rise.html
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